Material is being exported from mainland Europe to the UK to compensate for lost volumes.

The trader said it is now importing 40% of its required material from Europe. It had been importing 15% prior to the annoucement.

“We’re trying to get new procedures in place with the way we work internally,” the trader said. “Previously, we were getting 85% of our requirements from Runcorn, and it's now 60%, because they’ve reduced their capacity. We will get 40% from mainland Europe.”